Cyanocorax cyanopogon (Wied, 1821) é uma espécie onívora e oportunista, que se alimenta de diferentes itens alimentares. Como há poucos relatos na literatura sobre sua alimentação, este estudo visou descrever os itens alimentares consumidos, o local de captura do alimento, as táticas de forrageamento, o comportamento alimentar e as interações intraespecíficas de C. cyanopogon. O estudo foi realizado em uma área de Cerrado do Campus Universitário do Araguaia, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, em Pontal do Araguaia/MT, de agosto a dezembro de 2006 e de abril a outubro de 2010. Por meio da amostragem animal focal foram registrados todos os eventos alimentares, num total de 136 h de observações. Os resultados demonstraram que C. cyanopogon consome predominantemente alimentos de origem animal, seguidos pelos de origem vegetal e por resíduos alimentares. Os artrópodes foram predominantes em sua dieta e as formigas foram os itens animais mais abundantes e frequentes. Frutos, flores e sementes de onze espécies de plantas também foram consumidos. Resíduos alimentares representaram cerca de um décimo dos itens consumidos, sendo ingeridos mesmo em períodos de disponibilidade de outras fontes alimentares. C. cyanopogon é forrageadora ativa e utiliza diferentes estratos para a captura do alimento, com maior utilização do solo. Forrageia sempre em grupos de tamanhos variados e apresenta um sistema hierárquico para o consumo de itens menos abundantes, sem haver competição direta pelo alimento. Por consumirem diferentes tipos de alimentos e em todas as estações do ano, conclui-se que C. cyanopogon está totalmente adaptada ao ambiente ocupado pelo ser humano, mas circundado por vegetação nativa, característica do local de estudo.

The White-naped Jay Cyanocorax cyanopogon (Wied, 1821) is an omnivorous and opportunistic species, with a multifarious diet. In view of the scarcity of available data in the literature, the aim was to investigate and describe the bird's diet, location of food items, foraging tactics, actual feeding behavior and intraspecific interactions, as a means of defining the items consumed. The study was carried out in a Cerrado area in the Araguaia Campus of the Federal University of Mato Grosso – UFMT, in Pontal do Araguaia, Mato Grosso State, Brazil, from August to December, 2006, and from April to October, 2010. All the feeding events were recorded through 136 hours of animal focal sampling, whereby it was shown that these birds predominantly consume animal nutrients, replenished by vegetable items and human food-waste. Arthropods were predominant in the diet, with ants as the most abundant and frequent item. The fruits, flowers and seeds of eleven plant species were also consumed. Food-waste, representing about 1/10 of the total, was constantly consumed even when other food sources were available. Although active among the various strata, foraging is mainly on the ground. In the event of food-scarcity, the strategy employed is the hierarchical deployment of the members of various-sized groups, with the avoidance of direct competition. This versatility during all seasons, confirms total adaptation to the anthropic environment surrounded by native habitats that characterized the study site.

Com o objetivo de analisar fontes alternativas de nutrientes na produtividade, nutrição e qualidade dos frutos do tomateiro (Lycopersicon esculentum) cv Santa Clara, em sistema agroecológico, no período chuvoso, de setembro a janeiro, conduziu-se um experimento, em condições de campo, no município de Montes Claros-MG. O delineamento experimental foi de blocos ao acaso, com sete tratamentos e quatro repetições. Os tratamentos foram 1) adubação convencional, com NPK; 2) composto orgânico + fosfato natural + pó-de-rocha, aplicados separadamente; 3) composto orgânico, produzido com a adição de fosfato natural e pó-de-rocha + adubação verde; 4) composto orgânico, produzido com pó-de-rocha + fosfato natural + adubação verde; 5) composto orgânico, produzido com fosfato natural e com pó-de-rocha + adubação verde; 6) fosfato natural + pó-de-rocha e; 7) composto orgânico + fosfato natural + pó de rocha + adubação verde. A maior produção foi obtida com o uso de adubos químicos e não houve diferença entre os tratamentos quanto aos teores foliares de nutrientes e diametro, pH e sólidos solúveis totais dos frutos. O emprego de adubos orgânicos e minerais reduziu significativamente a incidência de podridão bacteriana e o ataque de pragas no tomateiro em relação aos adubos químicos.

The effect of alternative sources of nutrients was evaluated on yield, nutrition and fruit quality of tomato cv Santa Clara in an agro ecological system, under natural conditions in Montes Claros, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. The experimental design was of completely randomized blocks with seven treatments and four replications, using eight plants per experimental plot. The treatments comprised of 1) conventional fertilization with NPK; 2) organic compost + natural phosphate + rock dust, applied separately; 3) organic compost produced from the addition of natural phosphate and rock dust + green manure; 4) organic compost produced from the addition of rock dust + natural phosphate + green manure; 5) organic compost produced from the addition of natural phosphate and rock dust + green manure; 6) natural phosphate + rock dust; and 7) organic compost + natural phosphate + rock dust + green manure. The highest production was obtained using chemical fertilizers. There was no difference among the treatments regarding the content of foliar nutrients and fruit diameter, pH and total soluble solids. The use of mineral and organic fertilizers significantly reduced the incidence of soft rot and pests in comparison to the use of chemical fertilizers.

In this study, we evaluated the immune response of patients suffering from cutaneous leishmaniasis treated with two distinct protocols. One group was treated with conventional chemotherapy using pentavalent antimonium salts and the other with immunochemotherapy where a vaccine against cutaneous leishmaniasis was combined with the antimonium salt. Our results show that, although no differences were observed in the necessary time for complete healing of the lesions between the two treatments, peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients treated by chemotherapy showed smaller lymphoproliferative responses at the end of the treatment than those from patients in the immunochemotherapy group. Furthermore, IFN-gamma production was also different between the two groups. While cells from patients in the chemotherapy group produced more IFN-gamma at the end of treatment, a significant decrease in this cytokine production was associated with healing in the immunochemotherapy group. In addition, IL-10 production was also less intense in this latter group. Finally, an increase in CD8+ -IFN-gamma producing cells was detected in the chemotherapy group. Together these results point to an alternative treatment protocol where healing can be induced with a decreased production of a potentially toxic cytokine.